George W Mowforth in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of George W Mowforth of Private House North Side Of Street, Wallingfen, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding), England

First name(s)

George W

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

9

Birth year

1872

Occupation

Scholar

Birth town

—

Birth county

Yorkshire

Birth place

England

Street

Private House North Side Of Street

Town

—

Parish

Wallingfen

County

Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding)

Country

England

Registration district

Howden

Other household members

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Gender

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

First name(s)

Richard

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Head

Marital status

Married

Gender

Male

Age

38

Birth year

1843

Occupation

Police Constable

Birth place

Elloughton, Yorkshire, England

First name(s)

Caroline

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Wife

Marital status

Married

Gender

Female

Age

36

Birth year

1845

Occupation

-

Birth place

Lincolnshire, England

First name(s)

Herbert H

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

10

Birth year

1871

Occupation

Scholar

Birth place

Elloughton, Yorkshire, England

First name(s)

Earnest J

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

5

Birth year

1876

Occupation

Scholar

Birth place

Yorkshire, England

First name(s)

Fred B

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

3

Birth year

1878

Occupation

Scholar

Birth place

Cliffe, Yorkshire, England

First name(s)

Mary E

Last name

Mowforth

Relationship

Daughter

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

1

Birth year

1880

Occupation

-

Birth place

New Village, Yorkshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.